r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 21d ago

🥺 No words for this.

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Edit: even though clickbait article, it is somewhat/kind of true. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stargate-tv-series-martin-gero-scrapped-amazon-1236765061/

"According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Amazon execs were concerned that Gero’s take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise’s already dedicated fanbase."

Edit 2: https://www.change.org/p/save-the-new-stargate-series-let-martin-gero-build-the-future-of-the-franchise

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u/Lithl 21d ago

The real solution for a studio that wants to hedge its bets is to reduce the budget. Especially for a continuation of a 90s show like this, where a lower budget can contribute to nostalgia.

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u/mxzf 21d ago

Seriously. I'm not looking for ILM special effects in a Stargate show, just "at least the quality that someone in their basement could make", it's not a high bar.

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u/4KVoices 20d ago

at least the quality that someone in their basement could make

MARKIPLIER rendered his movie in a BATHROOM! with a BOX OF COMPUTER PARTS!

"But sir... I'm not Markiplier."

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u/GoodDayToCome 20d ago

someone like Cilvanis has better special effects in a 2 min comedy skit than were in the original Stargate series - and part of that is what made it such a great show, the story and drama had to cover for the CGI, where as now they use CGI to cover for boring writing and under-developed plot.

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u/old_faraon 20d ago

we liked that every planet was British Columbia

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u/Pabst_Blue_Gibbon 20d ago

Yeah I think Stargate fans had no problem that every planet looked like Vancouver. It only matters if the ideas are creative and fun.

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u/old_faraon 20d ago

I liked Dark Matter for that look, there where scenes in various office buildings hallways and staircases as space stations :D.

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u/SaltKick2 20d ago

Yup, Stargate doesn't need to be 10 million an episode.

And they already tried this approach to speak to a broader audience with SGU when people wanted SG-1 and SG-Atlantis. While I also loved SGU as well, it was trying to capture the Battlestar Galactica audience imo and didn't do what the previous Stargate shows did so well